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No. 680,360. Patented Aug. I3, |90I. M. RU'SETT.

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(Application Bled Dac. 23, 1899.)

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ArnNr M'A\Y\ROSETT, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

FORNLAND RECORD BOOK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N o. 680,360, dated August13, 1901.

Application iiled December 23, 1899. Serial No. 741,483. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it r11/cry concern.-

Be it known that I, MAX ROSETT, acitizen of the United States, residingat New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Form and Record Books,of which the following is a full and complete specilication, such aswill enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to that class of books which contain upon theirpages forms for receipts or checks or other analogous forms; and theobject thereof is to provide a simple and improved form-book of thischaracter in which the record of the respective receipts or other formmatter can be divided so that only a desired part thereof will berecorded upon a record page or sheet for purposes of convenience andeconomy, as will be hereinafter set forth.

Myinvention has particular relation to that class of receipt-form bookswhich are used for the purpose ot' giving receipts for money paid forforeign exchange. Such receipts include a statement of the amount ofdomestic money which has been received, as well as the equivalentthereof in the foreign money. It is desirable in connection withreceipts of the class just mentioned to have a duplicate record, and itis also desirable to have a successive record, which can be forwarded toa foreign correspondent; but it is undesirable that such latter recordshould involve more than a statement of the name of the party todesideratum that the amount expressed in domestic money and representingthe amount y received by the party who issues the receipt i and alsoportions of the receipt should notl l`page (which pages are successivelyunderlybe transmitted to the foreign correspondent.

In the specific application of my inventionv and improvements in themanner just above mentioned it is there-fore found desirable to have tworecords of each receipt, one in full and forming an exact duplicate ofthe entire written matter and another which gives only a part of thematter upon the issued receipt, and it is the purpose of my invention toenable the convenient production of these two duplicates (by theordinary use of carbonpaper) in` such a manner that the original andboth of said records are made in one operation by reason of the relativearrangement of the various pages and the matter involved in the papers.It is further desirable to have the consecutive part record, which doesnot recite the amount of the domestic money reg ceived and which is tobe forwarded to a foreign correspondent, arranged so that there is nowaste intermediate space upon the pages bearing this l'ecord, for whichpurpose the arrangement is preferably such that one page of said partrecord will serve for two pages of receipt-forms," while the full-recordpages will correspond to the receipt-form pages. This avoidance of anyintermediate space between the part records which are sent abroad willeffect a material saving in postage, this economy, as well as themanifest convenience which is insured, being the main reason for thejust-described arrangement of the part records.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part ofv this specification, inwhich like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in theseveral views, Figure l is a plan .view showing a page of receipt-formspartly broken away to show the next underlying receiptform page. Fig. 2is a corresponding view showing two receipt-form pages broken away toshow the consecutive part-record page which immediately underlies two ofsaid receipt-form pages. Fig. 3 is a corresponding view showing tworeceipt-form pages and the underlying part-record page broken away toshow the full-record page which immediately underlies the part-recordpage and upon which the matter of the second of the receipt-form pagesis recorded. Fig. 4 is a corresponding View showing two receipt-formpages and the part-record page and the first fullrecord ing) broken awayto show the second fullrecord page upon which the record of the topmostreceipt-form page will be made. Fig. 5 is a corresponding view showingthe topmost one of a pair of successive receipt-form pages. Fig. 6 is acorresponding view showing the receipt-form page which immediatelyunderlies the page illustrated in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan view showingthe receipt-form pages turned back and 'illustrating the carbon-sheetIOO with which the part record is made upon the .successive part-recordpage which immediately underlies two receipt-forni pages; and Fig. S isa view similar to Fig. 7, showing the receiptform pages and partrecordpage turned back and illustrating the carbon-sheet by which the recordupon the full-record pages is made. Fig. 9 is a plan view illuslrating amodification. Fig. lO is a view similar to Fig. fl, showing theunderlying recordpage; and Fig. ll is a corresponding view illustratingthe record-page embodied in the modification shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the receipt-form pagesare arranged in pairs, with one page immediately underlying the other,the upper page being designated at A and the underneath page being shownat B. Each of said pages A and B carry a plurality of receipt-forms, asrepresented at u. and b, respectively, which forms may of course embodyany suitable Wording or matter, as desired. The receipt-forms a and b ofthe successive pages A and B are successively numbered, as indicated atNd l, No. 2, dro.; but the arrangement of numbering is such that thefirst receipt-form b on the underneath page B has a number precedent tothat of the first receipt-form ct on the upper page A, and said numbersupon the vforms of the respective pages alternate. Thus, for instance,the forms upon the page B will be numbered successively l, 3, 5, and 7,while the forms upon the page A Will be numbered 53, 4, and (3. Thisnumbering of the forms of the underneath page B precedent to thenumbering ot' the forms of the upper page A is due to the fact that inpractical use the underneath page is used before the upper page, and thealternation of the successive numbers between said'pages is made so thatthe part records upon the part-record page will appear in propersuccessive order, as will be hereinafter described.

The forms a and h are relatively arranged, so that they will occupy aualternate position when the pages A and B are assembled together, thearrangement beingsucli that a part of the forms a upon the page A willoverlie a relatively different part of the forms b upon the page B. Thisoverlapping'of the respective forms a and b is preferablyto the extentof one-half, the arrangeinentubeing such that the upper half of theforms ct overlies the lower half of theforms b, in accordance with whichrelative arrangement of the forms the page B may contain one morereceipt-form Z) than is contained upon the page A. In the presentillustration I have shown four forms b upon the page B and three formset upon the page A; but it will of course be understood that any desiredor suitable number of forms in such overlapping arrangement may be,employed. The overlapping arrangement of the forms upon the respectivepagesAand B will result in a blank space corresponding in size to one ofthe receipt-forms upon the page (A) which has the lesser number offorms. This blank space may' be divided into half portions, as indicatedat c c in Figs. l and 5, respectively extending across the top andbottom of the page, or, as will be readily understood, (seo Figs. 9 and10,) the same relative intersf'cting or overlying arrangement of Atheforms upon the respective pages can be secured if a one-half blank spacec is arranged upon both of the pages A and B in an alternate position atthe top of `one page and at the bottom of the other. In the riodifie'darrangement thus described with reference to Figs. 9 and 10 both pages Aand B will have a corresponding number of forms and will each have theblank half'- space c, (the arrangement of said half-spaces `alternatelyat the top of one sheet and at the bottom of the other resultingin theoverlapping arrangement of the receipt-forms upon the respective pages,)while in the arrangement illustrated in Figs. l to 6, inclusive, of thedrawings one of the pages has no blank space @and is entirely filledwith the forms and the other page has a one less number of forms andcarries the divided blank half spaces c c. Either of the arrangements asjust stated.

may be employed as desired, it being simply necessary in respect to theessential features of my invention that a portion of the forms upon onepage will overlie adiiferent portion of the forms upon the other page,and it is immaterial what arrangement of the pages 1o:

and forms is employed to produce this relative position of the forms.

In the arrangement of' the form matter of the respective receipt-formsthe portion reciting the party from whom the amountis received'andreciting the amount of domestic money received and the exchangeequivalent in foreign money is at a different part of the receipt-formfrom the portion which recites the name and address of lthe payee. Thefirst 11o y rangement just stated Will result in bringing 12o thepart-record matter (which is the lower portion of the form containingthe name and address of the payee and which is the part sent to theforeign correspondent) of the suc;

cessive and respective forms in successive 125 arrangement upon thepart-record page, as

best indicated in Figs. 2 and '7.

Immediately underlying the two formpages A and B is a part-record pageD. One

of the pages D is adapted to serve for the two 13o overlying form-pagesA and B, said page D receiving the part record (by means ofcarbon-paper) of the forms upon both of the pages A and B in consecutiveor successive Thus order, as will appear by reference to Figs. 2 and 7of the drawings. The part record received by the page D consist only ofthe name of the payee expressed in the receipt and his address and theamount in foreign money, the balance of the record of the forms c and bbeing omitted from this part-record page.

Underneath the part-record page D is arranged a full-record page E,which is adapted to receive by a carbon impression the full record ofthe under form-page B. Under the page E is arranged a similarfull-record page F, (see Fig. 4,) which is adapted to receive the fullrecord of the forms of the upper form-page A.

In the practical construction and arrangement of the various pages whichunderlie each other in the manner just above described the form-pages Aand are preferably perforated or ro uletted, as shown at g, in Figs. 5and 6, near their binding edge, so that the forms a and b can beconveniently separated or detached. Said form-pages also preferablycarry a double-column outer-edge portion, as shown at 7i, in Figs. 5 and6, in which can be entered both the amount of domestic money receivedand its equivalent in foreign money, said portion 7L being detachablefrom the body of the form-page by a perforated or rouletted line, as at1l. The part-record page D may likewise be provided with a columnruledouter portion, as at 7c, in Fig. 7, which is adapted to receive theamount in foreign money, and said page is also detachable or separablefrom the book by means of any suitable arrangement of perforations orrouletting, as at Z. The full-record pages E and F are designed toremain permanently in the book and are preferably provided at theirouter edge with a double-column-ruled portion (indicated at on in Fig.8) corresponding to the portion h of the form-pages A and B. It will ofcourse be understood that the general arrangement of the form mattei'and the column-ruling and other identifying data and the general rulingand division or identifying relative numbers upon the full-record pagesand upon the other pages may be varied to suit the convenience of theuser or in accordance with the specific purposes for which th book isdesigned to be used.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood.In practice the underlying form-page Bis used before the upper form-pageA. A carbon-sheet, as at N in F-ig. 7, is interposed between the pages Band D, this carbon-sheet being provided With blank portions, as at 0, sothat no full record can be produced upon the page D, and the properarrangement of the part records Will be effected during the writing ofthe full record and the reproduction of said full record upon thefull-record page. A sheet of carbon, as at P in Fig. S, is alsointerposed between the pages D and E. Now the rst re-- ceipt writtenwill be the top receipt on page B, and when this is filled out in thefull form indicated in Fig. 6 the lower half port-ion of it (includingthe name and address of the payee and the amount in foreign money) willbe recorded upon the page D, (see Fig. 7,) while the complete recordwill be recorded upon the page E. (See Fig. 8.) When the full-form pageB is used up, there will be then an alternated part record of all theforms b produced on the page D, While there will be a full and completerecord produced on the vpage E. The carbon-sheet P is then placedbetween the pages E and F, and the forms a of the upper form-page A canthen be successively used, in which operation the intermediatealternated spaces of the page D will be filled up with the part recordsof the forms a and the page F will be fully filled up, it beingunderstood that previous to the use of the form-page A the carbon-sheetN is shifted so that its blank portions o will come over the parts uponwhich the part records of the formpage B had been Written.

By reason of the alternate and relative arrangement of two form-pages Aand B, in conjunction with one part-record page D for the two pages Aand B and the respective fullrecord pages E and F for the pages A and B,there is produced at one operation in the filling out of the form-pagesA and B a part record of all of said forms successively andconsecutively upon the single page D and a full record of all of saidforms upon the respective full-record pages E and F.

Vhen the forms of the pages A and B are used up and separated from thebook, the column portions 7i, which are detachable at the perforatedline i', may be utilized as a consecutive bookkeeping memoranda. Thepartrecord page D can then be detached at the perforated line Zand canbe utilized in foreign correspondence. In this connect-ion it will benoted that one page D embodies the memoranda matter of two form-pagesand contains only the matter which it is desired to transmit to theforeign correspondent, and thus insures both economy in postage as wellas the desired conditions of business. The two full-record pages E and Fwill then remain in the book and stand as a full and complete record ofthe form-pa ges A and B, which have been detached.

In practice the page D may be of thin or tissue paper, as may also thepages E and F. Thus in writing `rst upon the under formpage B theimpression only need go through said page B and the carbon N to the pageD and through said tissue page D and the carbon P to the page E. In thenwriting upon the upper form-page A (page B having now been entirelyutilized and out of the book) the impression need merely go through thepage A and carbon N to the page D and through said tissue page D and thepage E and the carbon P to the page F.

The general convenience and advantages of my improved form and recordbook Will be IOO IIO

. upon a record-page by means of a carbon impression. In this modifiedarrangement the check-forms a and bof the form-pages A and B arerelatively arranged in an overlapping position and are alternatelynumbered in a manner corresponding to the general construction andarrangement as described With reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings. In this check-,book arrangement the partrecord page D and thepart-blanked carbon sheet N are not necessary, and one full-record page(E) is adapted to serve in conjunction with the carbon-sheet P for therecord of both form-pages A and B. This arrangement is convenientlyadapted for large check-books or under circumstances where a largenumber of checks are used. The page B is rst used and then the page A isused, and a complete successive record of v the check-forms upon boththe pages B and A is produced upon the page E. In this arrangement theWritten portion or record upon a check-form need only coverapproximately half the fullforrn area, (instead of substantially theWhole area, as in the receipt-form matter illustrated in Figs. l and 2,)the other half being merely a printed form. By this arrangement of theforms the part-blanked carbon-sheet N is rendered unnecessary by reasonof the fact that the Written form part of each check-form Willimmediately overlie the printed form part of another check form.

In the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 I have provided a shortstub, as represented at q, upon Which descriptive matter pertaining, forinstance, to the purpose of the check may be Written, if desired. Incase the checks are signed before removal from the book I preferablyprovide blanked spaces, as at y, upon the record-page E, which willoperate to practically blank the signature, inasmuch as it might not bedesired to have a facsimile signature appearupon the recordpage.

It is obvious that my invention and improvements are adapted for variousspecific applications with respect to dierent types of form-books of acharacter in which it is desired to preserve a carbon record, and Itherefore do not specifically limit myself to the exact arrangements andtypes of books as herein described and illustrated. I reserve the rightto all such variation and modification as properly fall Within thespirit and scope of my invention and the terms of the following claim.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patenty A form-book provided with two successively-arrangedform-sheets, the forms on both sheets being of the same height, theupper sheet being arranged in the book so that each of its forms Willoverlap the forms of the other form sheet to the extent of one-half theheight of a form, a part-record sheet directly beneath the form-sheetsand adapted to receive a portion of the forms on each, two fullrecordsheets arranged beneath the part-record sheet anda page of copying-paperbetween the second form-sheet and the partrecord sheet, the copyingmaterial being arranged upon the paper in horizontal lines, separated bylines free from copying material.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 20th day ofDecember, 1899.

MAX ROSETT.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, V. M. VosLnR.

